Belgian sheepdog
noun
: any of a breed of hardy dogs developed in Belgium especially for herding sheep and having abundant long straight black hair with a dense undercoat
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The Army soon realized that some breeds were better suited for use than others and, by 1944, only German shepherds, Belgian sheepdogs, collies, Doberman pinschers, Siberian huskies, malamutes and American Eskimo dogs were accepted.
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Vic Verbalaitis, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
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Vic Verbalaitis, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Belgian sheepdog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Belgian%20sheepdog. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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